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TORONTO: DECEMBER 8, 2023 — U OF T TRUCK DRIVING SIMULATOR — A photo of a truck driving simulator, installed by the Smart Freight Centre, in use on Friday, December 8, 2023 by Alia Galal. This new installation within the Human Factors and Applied Statistics Laboratory (HFASt) at U of T is a collaborative effort involving Prof. Birsen Donmez (MIE) and Prof. Matthew Roorda (CivMin). The first user, Alia Galal, is a CivE PhD candidate who is developing and testing driver training modules to reduce hazardous interactions between trucks, pedestrians and cyclists.
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New truck driving simulator arrives on campus

By Phill Snel | December 5, 2023

CivMin alumnus places second in Toronto Ward 20 byelection

By Phill Snel | December 1, 2023

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Can Electric Vehicles Save the Planet?

By Phill Snel | November 30, 2023

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CivMin professors among world’s top-cited scientists

By Phill Snel | November 22, 2023

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Fifth Smart Freight Symposium held at U of T

By Phill Snel | November 16, 2023

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PhD candidate Kareem Aboayanah awarded International Geomechanics Symposium 2023 Best Student Paper

By Galina Nikitina | November 6, 2023

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PhD candidate Amir Javaid awarded CARMA 2023 Best Paper

By Phill Snel | November 6, 2023

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Revealing mysteries within: CivMin’s new X-ray and CT device peers inside solid objects

By Phill Snel | October 30, 2023

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Meet your 2023-24 CivMin GSA President: Andria Liu

By Galina Nikitina | October 24, 2023

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CivMin at the Engineering150 Open House

By Galina Nikitina | October 16, 2023

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Students bridge the gap in Bolivia

By Phill Snel | October 5, 2023

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA; SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 — CIVMIN NEW PROFESSOR— An image of CivMin’s newest professor, Mohammed Basheer, during his first visit to U of T on Thursday, September 28, 2023. (Photo by Phill Snel / Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto)

Meet Mohammed Basheer: CivMin’s newest professor

By Phill Snel | October 2, 2023